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Judy Chu, PhD  留言于2012-03-26 02:19:15 |
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评论：UPDATE - From The Chinese American Professors and Professionals Network (2012 No.8) |
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My nephew, Marine Lance Corporal Harry Lew, was a victim of hazing. And it killed him. Hazing is a serious problem in the military, and though the military has policies in place, they aren’t being enforced and they aren’t effective. Just last year, Private Hamson Daniels McPherson, Jr., stationed in Okinawa, faced near constant racist hazing by his fellow Marines. Finally he couldn’t stand the harassment. With no help from the military and no escape - he set himself on fire.
In 2011, Private Danny Chen forced to do excessive sit-ups, push-ups, and sprints carrying sandbags. Rocks were thrown at him. Chen was forced to wear a construction hat and give orders in Chinese even though no one else spoke the language. He was called gook and chink. In December, after six weeks of this, Danny shot himself.
In 2010, Army Specialist Brushaun Anderson was forced to perform physical exercise in his body armor over and over. He was made to build a sandbag wall with no purpose. He was called dirty and forced to wear a plastic trash bag at all times. So one day, Anderson went to the porta-potty and committed suicide.
Then there is Harry. The Harry Lew that we knew loved to joke and in fact, was known for his skill in breakdancing. At age 19 he enlisted in the Marines and was sent to Afghanistan. Harry was found asleep on duty. At 11:15 PM, his Sergeant cursed at Harry, loud enough to wake up the rest of the Marines, announcing that "peers should correct peers."
At 12:01 AM, the hazing onslaught began. Harry’s peers took it upon themselves to administer justice and “corrective training.” They berated him and ordered him to dig a foxhole, to do pushups, crunches, and planks with his heavy full body armor and a 25-lb sandbag. They stomped on his back, kicked and punched him, and poured the entire contents of a sandbag onto his face and in his mouth. It lasted a full 3 hours and 20 minutes.
Finally, 22 minutes after they stopped, at 3:43 AM, Harry climbed into a foxhole and killed himself with his own gun. He was 21 years old. And what happened after all these horrible incidents, where brave volunteer soldiers lost their lives? Nothing.
According to press reports, almost a year after Hamson died, no one has been charged. The Army dropped the most serious charges against the 8 perpetrators in Danny’s death. All four of the soldiers who tormented Brushaun maintained their leadership positions within the Army. And 2 of the Marine’s in Harry’s case were found not guilty. Even a jay walker would get a worse penalty. The third was given just one month in confinement. He just got out and all his buddies threw him a big celebration.
The only thing worse than that lack of accountability is the lack of focus on the part of our armed forces. But how can we make progress if the military doesn’t even record and monitor basic facts, like the number of hazing incidents? They must stop sweeping hazing under the rug. They must stop pretending there is no problem. They must change the military culture that says hazing is tolerated, if not encouraged.
I'm incredibly proud of our troops. They bravely sacrifice for us every day, making it all the more critical to ensure they’re treated fairly and not subject to harassment or violent hazing. And as long as I am in Congress, I will not stop until we end the pervasive hazing culture in our military.
In Friendship,
Judy Chu, PhD
Member of Congress |
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苏州国际精英创业周 留言于2012-03-26 01:53:00 |
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评论：《即时通讯》周电—2012年第7期（3/3-3/12） |
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应中国科协和苏州市政府邀请，中国科协海智单位，苏州市海外合作组织成员--中国留学人员创业协会组织报名参加2012年苏州国际精英创业周（7月10日）。请大家越早报名越好。中创协会还将协办苏州精英周的分会场，苏州下属张家港市和吴江市的活动（7月11日），将采取项目对接的办法，报名截止时间提前到4月20日，如果你想参加张家港和吴江市的活动，请务必在4月20日之前，将表格（附件）交递。以便当地政府进行项目对接。报名步骤如下（请仔细阅读，以免浪费时间，每次都有人不遵守规则）
1. 填写苏州报名表（见附件），其它表格不收， 务必用中文填写报名表格，将文件名存为你本人的汉语拼音，并发送至黄德欢，dehuan2002@yahoo.com.cn
2. 请至 www.returnchina.org首页，报名活动入口一，或http://www.returnchina.org/index.php?option=com_bfsurvey_pro&view=onepage&catid=51&Itemid=65&lang=zh
填写该统计表。
3. 统计表备注栏中标明你参加张家港还是吴江市的分会场。
4. 张家港报名截止4月20日
5. 苏州报名截止5月25日 |
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Chongwu Zhou 留言于2012-03-26 01:39:54 |
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评论：美国华裔教授专家网工作团队合作、交流、联谊晚餐（4/8 Sunday，Long Beach） |
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I am interested. Would it be possible for me and my wife to go there with our son? My wife can take our son somewhere else when we need to talk about business. Thanks.
Regards,
Chongwu Zhou, Professor
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering
University of Southern California
|  主人回复 | | | Warm welcome.
We are all looking forward to seeing you and your family.
Have a shining weekend.
Your Net |
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Sophie C Wong 留言于2012-03-26 00:50:57 |
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评论：UPDATE - From The Chinese American Professors and Professionals Network (2012 No.8) |
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(forward: Patty Berry)
Subject: MUST VIEW (Dinesh D'Souza-Obama & 2016)--TAKE 2
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6QOscKvUjU
An extremely important movie is coming this summer - Dinesh D'Souza - Obama & 2016
Dinesh D'Souza is author of many New York Times best sellers. The movie is from Gerald R. Molen, producer of Academy Award Winning Schindler's List . It explains in plain language who Barack Obama really is, what he stands for, and the dangers of him being reelected for another four years. Watch this short informative video preview of this movie which came out only yesterday and share it with others. It has already been seen by over 18,000 people. Within a very short time it will have been seen by millions!
Listen to D'Souza's talk at CPAC following the intro to the movie.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6QOscKvUjU
God Bless America |
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Naigeng Qin 留言于2012-03-23 07:50:18 |
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评论：《即时通讯》周电—2012年第7期（3/3-3/12） |
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How are you? I cannot receive your e-mail any more since I have moved from Genzyme Genetics to a new company. Could you please update my e-mail address so that I can get e-mails about Chinese Professionals Net? Thanks so much and wish you many success in 2012.
Naigeng Qin ABMG, FACMG | Clinical Cytogeneticist
31 Columbia, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
Naigeng.Qink@GE.com
Clarient, A GE Healthcare Company| clarientinc.com
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