Defending the US Constitution as Owners of the USA

Unabridged speech transcript for the “Equal Education Rights for All” Rally By Mr. Chunhua Liao, VP of SVCAF In Support of Students for Fair Admissions’s Landmark Lawsuits against Anti-Asian Racism at Harvard and University of North Carolina, When: Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, 1:30 – 4:00 PM EDT Where: Steps of the U.S. Supreme Court, Washington, D.C. Good afternoon, my fellow Americans. I am Chunhua Liao, the co-founder and Vice President of the Silicon Valley Chinese Association Foundation. When I first started fighting against SCA5 in California in February 2014, I never thought we could make it this far, standing in front of the US Supreme Court, side by side with the giants who are also safeguarding the equal constitutional rights of everyone. ...

November 1, 2022 · 3 min · SVCAF

美国政府诉陈刚案-刑事起诉书

编者按:最近麻省理工华人教授的案子很多人关心。我们找出联邦政府起诉陈刚的起诉书,翻译后供大家参考。美国法律是嫌疑人在法庭判决之前都是无罪推断,控方的说法只是一面之词。希望对关心此案的朋友有帮助。 美国马萨诸塞州联邦地区法院 美国政府 诉 陈刚 案 案号:21-mj-1011-DLC 刑事起诉书 2021年1月13日 Donald L. Cabell 法官 由 国土安全部特工 Matthew McCarthy 提告。 大约在2017年3月17日,2019年3月25日和2019 年4月15日这几个重要时间结点,根据现有证据,推测陈刚违反了以下几项联邦法规: 18 U.S.C. § 1343 Wire Fraud 电汇欺诈 31 U.S.C. §§ 5314 & 5322 Failing to File Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts 未能上报国外银行和金融机构账户 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2) Making False Statements to the Agency of the United States Government 向美国政府国家机构陈述错误信息 Matthew McCarthy 宣誓证词 概要 本人是国土安全部侦查局(以下简称“HIS”)Boston波士顿的特工主管,工龄已有16年。 2004年5月至 2010年12月,委派任职于 文书和福利诈骗案件调查; 2010年12月至2014年11月,委派任职于 有组织毒品交易犯罪案件调查; ...

January 26, 2021 · 3 min · SVCAF

加利福尼亚州未成年人医疗同意和保密法(手机版)

加利福尼亚州未成年人医疗同意和保密法 CALIFORNIA MINOR CONSENT AND CONFIDENTIALITY LAWS 任何年纪的未成年人可以同意 MINORS OF ANY AGE MAY CONSENT 1.1 怀孕 PREGNANCY 1.1.1 法规、细则 LAW/DETAILS 未成年人可以同意接受与避孕或治疗妊娠有关的医疗服务,而绝育除外。(家庭法§ 6925) “A minor may consent to medical care related to the prevention or treatment of pregnancy,” except sterilization. (Fam. Code § 6925). 1.1.2 医疗提供者是否 可以/必须 通知其家长该医治或披露相关医疗信息? MAY/MUST THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER INFORM A PARENT ABOUT THIS CARE OR DISCLOSE RELATED MEDICAL INFORMATION TO THEM? 不允许医疗保健提供者在未经未成年人同意的情况下通知家长或其法定监护人。提供者仅可以在以下前提与他们分享未成年人的医疗信息:未成年人签署授权书。(健康和安全法§§ 123110(a), 123115(a)(1); 民法§§ 56.10, 56.11) The health care provider is not permitted to inform a parent or legal guardian without the minor’s consent. The provider can only share the minor’s medical information with them with a signed authorization from the minor. (Health & Saf. Code §§ 123110(a), 123115(a)(1); Civ. Code §§ 56.10, 56.11). ...

January 12, 2021 · 19 min · SVCAF

加利福尼亚州未成年人医疗同意和保密法(电脑版)

加利福尼亚州未成年人医疗同意和保密法 CALIFORNIA MINOR CONSENT AND CONFIDENTIALITY LAWS Edit 任何年纪的未成年 可以同意 法规、细则 医疗提供者是否 可以/必须 通知其家长该医治或披露相关医疗信息? 怀孕未成年人可以同意接与避孕或治疗妊娠有关的医疗服务,而绝育除外。(家庭法§ 6925)不允许医疗保健提供者在未经未成年人同意的情况下通知家长或其法定监护人。提供者仅可以在以下前提与他们分享未成年人的医疗信息:未成年人签署授权书。(健康和安全法§§ 123110(a), 123115(a)(1); 民法§§ 56.10, 56.11) 避孕未成年人可以在不经家长同意的情况下接受避孕措施。(家庭法§ 6925) 堕胎未成年人可以同意堕胎而无需其家长的同意。(家庭法§ 6925;以及判例 American Academy of Pediatrics v. Lungren, 16 Cal.4th 307 (1997) 未经未成年人的同意,医疗保健提供者不得通知其家长或法定监护人。提供者只能在未成年人签名授权下向他们披露未成年人的医疗信息。 (Lungren案判例;健康和安全法§§123110(a), 123115(a)(1);民法§§ 56.10, 56.11) 性侵的相关救治服务 仅出于未成年人同意医疗保健的目的,此处所列性侵包括口交,鸡奸,和其他类型性犯罪。 【可能】曾遭受过性侵的未成年可以同意接受医疗保健相关的诊断,治疗和收集与之相关的医疗证据。(家庭法§ 6928)医疗保健提供者必须尝试与未成年人的家长/监护人联系,并在未成年人病历中记录尝试联系的日期和时间,以及是否联系成功。如果治疗专家合理地认为其家长/监护人实施了侵犯,则该规定不适用。(家庭法§ 6928) 根据加州法律,对未成年人的强奸和性侵犯都被视为虐待儿童,包括医疗健康提供者在内的授权吹哨人必须举报此类行径。提供者不能在未经青少年同意的情况下向其家长透露他们已提交此报告。但是,应告知青少年患者,调查该报告的虐待儿童相关机构可能会向其家长披露该举报。(刑法§§ 11165.1, 11165.6, 11166, 11167) 对未满12岁未成年被强奸的相关救治服务 对强奸的定义适用刑法§ 261 请参阅下文的“已满12岁未成年被强奸的相关救治服务” 可能遭遇强奸的未满12岁未成年人 “可以同意接受医疗与诊断,治疗和收集有关强奸方面的医学证据。“(家庭法§ 6928) Edit MINORS OF ANY AGE MAY CONSENT LAW/DETAILS MAY/MUST THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER INFORM A PARENT ABOUT THIS CARE OR DISCLOSE RELATED MEDICAL INFORMATION TO THEM? PREGNANCY“A minor may consent to medical care related to the prevention or treatment of pregnancy,” except sterilization. (Fam. Code § 6925).The health care provider is not permitted to inform a parent or legal guardian without the minor’s consent. The provider can only share the minor’s medical information with them with a signed authorization from the minor. (Health & Saf. Code §§ 123110(a), 123115(a)(1); Civ. Code §§ 56.10, 56.11). CONTRACEPTION A minor may receive birth control without parental consent. (Fam. Code § 6925). ABORTIONA minor may consent to an abortion without parental consent. (Fam. Code § 6925; American Academy of Pediatrics v. Lungren,16 Cal.4th 307 (1997)).The health care provider is not permitted to inform a parent or legal guardian without the minor’s consent. The provider can only share the minor’s medical information with them with a signed authorization from the minor. (American Academy of Pediatrics v. Lungren, 16 Cal.4th 307 (1997); Health & Safety Code §§ 123110(a), 123115(a)(1); Civ. Code §§ 56.10, 56.11). SEXUAL ASSAULT1 SERVICES 1For the purposes of minor consent health care alone, sexual assault includes acts of oral copulation, sodomy, and other crimes of a sexual nature.“A minor who [may] have been sexually assaulted may consent to medical care related to the diagnosis, treatment and the collection of medical evidence with regard to the …assault.” (Fam. Code § 6928).The health care provider must attempt to contact the minor’s parent/guardian and note in the minor’s record the day and time of the attempted contact and whether it was successful. This provision does not apply if the treating professional reasonably believes that the parent/guardian committed the assault. (Fam. Code § 6928). ...

January 10, 2021 · 17 min · SVCAF

学区赔偿亚裔学生66.5万美元案件的来龙去脉

编者按:圣拉蒙山谷联合学区(San Ramon Valley Unified School District)最近赔偿亚裔学生65万美元的案子在本地引起巨大反响。Nextdoor上邻居们七嘴八舌争论不休。很多不明真相的群众认为受害者家庭滥用诉讼让学区就范,舆论一时对亚裔受害者家庭非常不利。SVCAF三年里一直跟受害者一家保持联系,了解其中艰辛。幸好有真正花时间阅读法庭公开文件的居民写了案件的总结。现摘录如下,让华人社区也清楚本案的来龙去脉。 Case summary 案件摘要 I read the original complaint filed when this all started back in 2017, and the one in these documents looks pretty much the same, with apparently some amendments along the way. In broad strokes the legal complaint was: 这诉状始于2017年,我读过其原始档案,这些文件中的有一份资料看起来几乎一样,只是有一些明显的修改。大致的法律控诉是: The student was an exceptional student with great grades and accomplishments. 这个学生成绩优异,出类拔萃。 In conjunction with running for office the student shot a video with some other students. Two of those friends were Muslim Afghan-Americans who played the antagonists and adlibbed their own parts as there was no script. 在竞选职务时,这名学生与其他一些学生一起拍摄了一段视频。这些朋友中有两个是阿富汗裔美国穆斯林,扮演反角,即兴演出,没有脚本。 ...

April 23, 2020 · 4 min · SVCAF

亚裔学生告赢学区,将获66.5万美元赔偿及公开道歉

北加州东湾的丹维尔的学生在针对圣拉蒙山谷联合学区的言论自由的诉讼中获得和解,将获665,000美元及公开道歉 编者按: 三年前一位叫Nate Yu的亚裔学生被他所在高中校方暴凌,他和同学制作的喜剧搞笑视频被污蔑为“种族主义”、“仇视穆斯林”。老师的朋友、同为本校家长而在社区十分有影响力的人物甚至在Facebook贴大字散播谣言,引起社区不了解真相的人在社交网络上围攻未成年孩子,使Nate和他的父母、弟弟、妹妹深受身心的迫害,导致三个孩子数周不能上学。Nate和他的父母对学区提起诉讼,状告学区侵害学生言论自由。他们遭到的不公待遇在华裔社区引起公愤。三年后,案子在庭外和解了。 大家应该记得Yu家三年前用gofundme向社区求助,筹款打官司告学区。加州甚至外州很多朋友都慷慨捐款。本地的朋友不少也参加了学区会议,声援受害者及他的家庭,谴责学区和老师捕风捉影迫害亚裔学生。Nate Yu因为勇敢发声获得2018年度SVCA基金会的The Voice of Asian Americans Scholarship。 他们的诉讼历时长达三年,当初Nate是high school senior,如今已经大三。漫长的诉讼过程中Yu家爸爸妈妈把自己为退休存留的资金和给孩子上大学存的学费拿出来打官司。除了巨大的经济压力之外,Yu家面对“社区领袖”和他们的附和者对儿子的personality assassination,面对无数不解实情听信谣言的群众的白眼,仍然坚持做“硬骨头”。试想一个移民家庭,与掌握着孩子生杀大权的校方和学区官员针锋相对;一份普通工薪阶层的薪水苦苦支撑律师费用,与有雄厚资金支持的学区律师团队相比,如鸡蛋碰石头。Yu家知道自己选择的诉讼道路是不可为而为之,为的是给孩子讨一个公道,也为了其他孩子不会继续受到Nate遭遇的迫害。他们打赢官司,警告了行事不公的学区及其领导,正面回击了利用拿政治正确做幌子对当事人无限上纲上线、甚至谋取私利的恶劣行径,避免类似的群体性霸凌亚裔学生的事件再次发生。 本文转载翻译本地报纸对该案的最新报道,仅供参考 **Case stemmed from discipline for ASB president-elect over controversial ‘parody video’ in 2017 ** 这起诉讼源于2017年学生会主席选举时对有争议的“搞笑视频”的惩戒 by Ryan J. Degan The San Ramon Valley Unified School District has settled a free-speech lawsuit involving a former student who was disciplined for his part in the creation of a video that at the time had been described as Islamophobic. 圣拉蒙山谷联合学区为言论自由诉讼达成和解,此诉讼涉及一名已毕业的学生,学区当时把他参与制作的视频定性为伊斯兰恐慌,对他进行了纪律处分。 ...

April 9, 2020 · 5 min · SVCAF

End Racial Discrimination: Lawsuit at Critical Juncture

Dear Friends, For decades, Harvard and many other elite universities have been discriminating against Asian American students, just as they did to Jewish students in the 1920s and 30s. Students For Fair Admissions (SFFA), a not-for-profit organization led by Mr. Edward Blum, sued Harvard in 2014 for its discriminatory practice in admissions. Last week, documents detailing Harvard’s admissions processes were made public. Discrimination evidenced in these documents is so overwhelming that SFFA moved for a summary judgment, “a request that the judge rule against Harvard without a trial, based on facts not in dispute.” Media coverage has been extensive, appearing in numerous major outlets. ...

June 21, 2018 · 3 min · SVCAF

An Open Response to Prof. Erwin Chemerinsky

August 6, 2017 Dear Prof. Chemerinsky: I am writing in response to your op-ed, “Don’t use Asian Americans to justify anti-affirmative action politics,” published by Washington Post on 8/3/2017. “Use”?? As first-generation Asian Americans, many of my friends and I are deeply offended by your politically motivated article that shows zero ounce of scholarship but is fraught with factual deficiency and logical flaws. I really hate to use such strong words, because you just became the new dean of my alma mater, Berkeley Law. I still want to congratulate you—you deserve it, as there are only so many T-14 deanships. When I received from Boalt the news that you were being interviewed for the job, I joked with others: “Should I feel excited or not. He is a terrific con law scholar, but so liberal. I probably would vote for him because Boalt only chooses liberal deans anyway.” Yet, it was the last thing in my mind that I would be disappointed so quickly, and so profoundly that now I have to write something so emotionally charged. ...

August 6, 2017 · 14 min · SVCAF

SVCAF Advises White House Against 2020 Census Proposal on Racial Data Subdivision

In April 2017, SVCAF submitted formal written feedback to the White House opposing the proposed changes to racial data subdivision in the 2020 Census. The full letter is shown below.

April 30, 2017 · 1 min · SVCAF

《知道你的权利 — 当遭遇执法人员时》中英文对照版本 v1.0

美国民权自由联盟《知道你的权利 — 当遭遇执法人员时》中英文对照版本 v1.0由硅谷华人协会基金会 (Silicon Valley Chinese Association Foundation or SVCA Foundation) 组织资源编写。编写的动机是近年来多起涉及华人的案件(例如江波,Sherry Chen 案件)出现涉案者因为所说的话而被控告对执法人员撒谎 (lying to federal agents / officers)。希望本手册能帮助普及和执法人员打交道的背景知识和相关法律。为了更大范围服务华人, 欢迎自由转载传播本文件。 下载链接: knowYourRights_Chinese_English_v1.pdf 因为时间仓促,出现错误遗漏在所难免。欢迎发信到 info@svcaf.org 批评指正,我们将在下一版本中改进。任何文中有不确信的地方以英文原文为准,我们不负担因为编译错误引起的法律责任。 硅谷华人协会基金会(SVCA基金会)是华人草根自己的501(c)(3) 非赢利公益组织。SVCA基金会致力于通过切实的行动服务硅谷和附近地区的华 人,研讨华人关心的话题,提供教育资讯和讲座,鼓励华裔团结参与社区事务,提升华人形象,共同建设更美好的加州。如果您赞同我们的理念,喜欢我们的行动,请访问我们的网站,加入我们的义工队伍或者捐款 / . 硅谷华人协会基金会 2016年2月26日

February 27, 2016 · 1 min · SVCAF